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In the year 2004
641 Notable deaths
Robert Quine
American guitarist.
Born December 30th, 1942 in Akron. [ref]
Died May 31st, 2004 at 61 years old in New York City (drug overdose).
Doris Troy
American actress and singer (1937-2004).
Born January 6th, 1937 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2004 at 67 years old in Las Vegas (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Fred Ebb
American musical theatre composer (1928-2004).
Born April 8th, 1932 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 12th, 2004 at 72 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Everett Rogers
American academic.
Born March 6th, 1931 in Carroll.
Died October 21st, 2004 at 73 years old in Albuquerque. [ref]
John Maynard Smith
British theoretical evolutionary biologist and geneticist (1920-2004).
Born June 6th, 1920 in London. [ref]
Died April 19th, 2004 at 83 years old in Lewes (lung cancer). [ref]
Matthäus Hetzenauer
Austrian sniper.
Born December 23rd, 1924 in Brixen im Thale.
Died October 3rd, 2004 at 79 years old in Brixen im Thale.
Carlos Kleiber
German-born austrian conductor.
Born July 3rd, 1930 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2004 at 74 years old in Konjšica. [ref]
Vilayat Khan
Indian musician.
Born August 28th, 1928 in Gauripur.
Died March 13th, 2004 at 75 years old in Mumbai (lung cancer). [ref]
Daniel J. Boorstin
American historian (1914-2004).
Born October 1st, 1914 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2004 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia). [ref]
Victor Argo
American actor (1934-2004).
Born November 5th, 1934 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died April 7th, 2004 at 69 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Deaths 161 to 170 of 641
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